Maria Anna Angelika Kauffman RA (1741 - 1807). A Swiss painter, she was the first female member of the Royal Academy of Arts, London.
Luigi Schiavonetti (1765 - 1810). An Italian engraver, since 1790, lived and worked in London. He also engraved the first British portrait of Napoleon.
Title: Shakespeare. Troilus and Cressida. Act V. Sc. II. At Calchas' tent, Cressida and Diomedes meet while Ulysses, Troilus, and Thersites watch.
Signed, numbered, and titled on the plate.
Materials and Techniques: Stipple engraving. It was printed on thick cream-colored paper.
Dimentios: Image 19 1/2" x 25'' (50 x 63.5 cm). Sheet 24" x 30" (61 x 76 cm).
Publication: First published by J&J Boydell, London, 1792. Reissued by Shearjashub Spooner in "The American edition of Boydell's Illustrations of Shakespeare's dramatic works, by the most eminent artists of Great Britain." #89. New York, 1852.
Condition: Tears to margins. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
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